League Play-Off

RK Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sachino Londaridze made the kick off which started today's match. Khristesia Kikalishvili's late challenge caught a East Cowes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Khristesia Kikalishvili helped the player get up and apologised. Khristesia Kikalishvili hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Andrey Andrzheevskiy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gia Gogava could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Valiko Andrzheevskiy made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Rioni Kutaisi AFC's zone, Andrey Andrzheevskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Naskhida Sulaberidze came out of the goal and Andrey Andrzheevskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rioni Kutaisi AFC's Naskhida Sulaberidze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrey Andrzheevskiy in the 11th minute of play. Marat Pulishvili struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Naskhida Sulaberidze didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for East Cowes. Sachino Londaridze blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Naskhida Sulaberidze having to make a save. In the 21st minute Andrey Andrzheevskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naskhida Sulaberidze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gia Gogava sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 29 minutes into the match, Rioni Kutaisi AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Andrzheevskiy came free, but Naskhida Sulaberidze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Khristesia Kikalishvili was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 30 minutes had been played. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sachino Londaridze in the 36th minute of play forced Rioni Kutaisi AFC's goalkeeper Naskhida Sulaberidze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. East Cowes's Valiko Andrzheevskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsen Jandieri in the 47th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arsen Jandieri made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Amiran Pilievi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The East Cowes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 62 minutes into the match, Amiran Pilievi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Rioni Kutaisi AFC's Naskhida Sulaberidze. Naskhida Sulaberidze was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Sachino Londaridze came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the East Cowes fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sachino Londaridze couldn't finish the play. Rioni Kutaisi AFC were furious when Nikolaj Urushadze was red carded, 68 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 68th minute, one of Rioni Kutaisi AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Rioni Kutaisi AFC. Naskhida Sulaberidze made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amiran Pilievi in the 75th minute. The East Cowes fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when East Cowes's Amiran Pilievi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 77 minutes, Sachino Londaridze mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the East Cowes and the Rioni Kutaisi AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sachino Londaridze's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 79thth minute, Naskhida Sulaberidze skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Amiran Pilievi struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Naskhida Sulaberidze didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for East Cowes. In the 83rd match minute, Rioni Kutaisi AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignatiy Mamporia to maneuver through the defense. Andrey Andrzheevskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Naskhida Sulaberidze having to interfere. If Marat Pulishvili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Naskhida Sulaberidze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sachino Londaridze, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Torgva Dzotsenidze made in the 95th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Sachino Londaridze however managed to control. In the 96th minute, East Cowes's Sachino Londaridze ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Naskhida Sulaberidze. Naskhida Sulaberidze yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. When the final whistle sounded East Cowes left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Rioni Kutaisi AFC.